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Kanaha Sabapathy speaks to Toe Zaw Latt

by Kanaha Sabapathy
Mon Aug 26 23:52:54 EST 2013

Authorities in Myanmar say they have detained a dozen rioters involved in weekend religious violence in the country's north west. The attack on Muslims in Htan Gone village, in the town of Kantbalu, happened after rumours that a Muslim man had tried to sexually assault a Buddhist woman. In the two days of violence, led by a thousand strong Buddhist mob, 42 homes and 15 shops were burnt, leaving hundreds of Muslims homeless. Kanaha Sabapathy reports.